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Obesity linked to what's on local restaurant menus

For many years, health experts have been concerned about "food deserts," places where residents lack good nutritional options. Now, an MIT-led study of three major global cities uses a new, granular method to examine the ...

Overweight & Obesity

Intermittent fasting as effective for weight loss as traditional dieting, says study

Intermittent fasting is as effective as traditional calorie-restriction diets for weight loss, according to a new review of evidence led by University of Toronto researchers.

Overweight & Obesity

Obesity care: Why 'eat less, move more' advice is failing

For years, people living with obesity have been given the same basic advice: eat less, move more. But while this mantra may sound simple, it's not only ineffective for many, it can be deeply misleading and damaging.

Health

A bigger waist may increase the risk of dying for older women

Older women with larger waist circumference may be at a much greater risk of dying for any given BMI, according to international research, which monitored women over more than two decades. The study found that for post-menopausal ...

Medications

Monthly obesity shot shows big weight loss in trial

Alternatives to weekly injections of weight-loss drugs may be on the way. A monthly dose of a new drug called MariTide helped participants in a phase 2 clinical trial shed about 20% of their body weight over a year, researchers ...

Health

Study shows BMI's weakness as a predictor of future health

A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI—commonly used to measure obesity and health risk—fails in predicting the risk of future death, suggesting the calculation is deeply flawed.

Medications

Lilly's experimental obesity pill holds up to scrutiny in trial

Eli Lilly & Co.'s experimental weight loss pill helped patients shed pounds without serious side effects in a clinical trial, burnishing the drug's blockbuster potential in the company's competition with Novo Nordisk A/S.

Overweight & Obesity

The impact of unhealthy food marketing on teens and young adults

A team of faculty, students, and staff from the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute published a review of the impact of unhealthy food marketing on adolescents and young adults in the most recent issue of Obesity Reviews.